Where and when to fish for free by state:

(click here for UK)

Arizona - Arizona Game and Fish Department

Arkansas - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

California - California Department of Fish and Game

Colorado - Colorado Department of Natural Resources

Idaho - Idaho Fish and Game

Illinois - Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Louisiana - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Minnesota - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Montana - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Nebraska - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

New Mexico - New Mexico Game and Fish

Nevada - Nevada Department of Wildife

North Dakota - North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Oklahoma - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Oregon - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

South Dakota - South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

Texas - Texas Parks and Wildlife

Utah - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Washington - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Wisconsin - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wyoming - Wyoming Game and Fish

Free Fishing in the UK

Northern Area: Predominantly Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Central Area: Predominantly Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.

Eastern Area: Predominantly Norfolk, Suffolk and Rutland.

Midland Region: Free fishing in the Midland Region

Upper Trent Area: Predominantly Staffordshire and the West Midlands

Lower Trent Area: Predominantly Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire

Upper Severn Area: Predominantly Shropshire, Powys and Worcestershire

Lower Severn Area: Predominantly Gloucestershire and Warwickshire

North East Region: Free fishing in the North East Region

Northumberland Area - Predominantly Northumberland

Dales Area - Predominantly North Yorkshire

Ridings Area - Predominantly West, South and East Yorkshire

North West Region: Free fishing in the North West Region

Northern Area: Predominantly Cumbria

Liverpool Area: Predominantly The city of Liverpool

Central Area: Predominantly Lancashire and Merseyside

Southern Area: Predominantly Manchester and Cheshire

Southern Region: Free Fishing in the Southern Region

Hampshire Area: Predominantly Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Sussex Area: Predominantly West Sussex and East Sussex

Kent Area: Predominantly Kent

South West Region: Freefishing in the South West Region

Cornwall Area: Predominantly Cornwall

Devon Area: Predominantly Devon

South Wessex Area: Predominantly Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire

North Wessex Area: Predominantly Somerset and Gloucestershire

Thames Region: Free Fishing in the Thames Region

West Area: Predominantly Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire

North East Area: Predominantly Hertfordshire

South East Area: Predominantly Surrey

Northern Ireland: Free fishing Northern Ireland

Scotland:: Free fishing Scotland

Wales: Free fishing Wales

North Wales: Predominantly Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd

South West Wales: Predominantly Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea

South East Wales: Predominantly Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff